Re: [linux-audio-dev] GPL concerns

2005-04-06 Thread Erik de Castro Lopo
On Wed, 06 Apr 2005 14:56:19 -0500 Shane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Jan, > > Thank you for your comments. I should clarify from the perspective of > an independent software developer with no previous relationship to the > company issuing the NDA that may or may not be valid or legal... > > F

Re: [linux-audio-dev] GPL concerns

2005-04-06 Thread Paul Winkler
On Wed, Apr 06, 2005 at 02:56:19PM -0500, Shane wrote: (snip) I think you need a lawyer. This is way over my head, and probably the same goes for most here. -- Paul Winkler http://www.slinkp.com

Re: [linux-audio-dev] GPL concerns

2005-04-06 Thread Jan Depner
On Wed, 2005-04-06 at 18:18, Lee Revell wrote: > On Wed, 2005-04-06 at 14:56 -0500, Shane wrote: > > Jan, > > > > Thank you for your comments. I should clarify from the perspective of > > an independent software developer with no previous relationship to the > > company issuing the NDA that may o

Re: [linux-audio-dev] GPL concerns

2005-04-06 Thread Jan Depner
On Wed, 2005-04-06 at 14:56, Shane wrote: > Jan, > > Thank you for your comments. I should clarify from the perspective of > an independent software developer with no previous relationship to the > company issuing the NDA that may or may not be valid or legal... > > First of all, the (hypotheti

Re: [linux-audio-dev] GPL concerns

2005-04-06 Thread Lee Revell
On Wed, 2005-04-06 at 14:56 -0500, Shane wrote: > Jan, > > Thank you for your comments. I should clarify from the perspective of > an independent software developer with no previous relationship to the > company issuing the NDA that may or may not be valid or legal... I don't think this arrange

Re: [linux-audio-dev] GPL concerns

2005-04-06 Thread Shane
Jan, Thank you for your comments. I should clarify from the perspective of an independent software developer with no previous relationship to the company issuing the NDA that may or may not be valid or legal... First of all, the (hypothetical) NDA requires that the copyright to any work rendere

Re: [linux-audio-dev] GPL concerns

2005-04-06 Thread eviltwin69
On Wed, 6 Apr 2005 22:09 , Erik de Castro Lopo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> sent: >On Wed, 06 Apr 2005 00:31:15 -0500 >Shane [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Hey everyone. I have a bland but important question for everyone. Say >> hypothetically a company is developing an audio product using lots of >> G

Re: [linux-audio-dev] GPL concerns

2005-04-06 Thread Erik de Castro Lopo
On Wed, 06 Apr 2005 00:31:15 -0500 Shane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hey everyone. I have a bland but important question for everyone. Say > hypothetically a company is developing an audio product using lots of > GPL source, but for whatever marketing reasons asks for NDA concerning > the codeb

Re: [linux-audio-dev] GPL concerns

2005-04-06 Thread Andreas Kuckartz
nesday, April 06, 2005 7:31 AM Subject: [linux-audio-dev] GPL concerns > Hey everyone. I have a bland but important question for everyone. Say > hypothetically a company is developing an audio product using lots of > GPL source, but for whatever marketing reasons asks for NDA concerning

[linux-audio-dev] GPL concerns

2005-04-06 Thread Shane
Hey everyone. I have a bland but important question for everyone. Say hypothetically a company is developing an audio product using lots of GPL source, but for whatever marketing reasons asks for NDA concerning the codebase. Lots of GPL work is referenced and at least dynamically linked, and tho